Riceveracruz Recipes

EASY CHICKEN VERACRUZ

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the chicken breasts on both sides.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken in oil and cook until chicken begins to turn white, about 3 or 4 minutes. Turn and cook until chicken is browned, 3 or 4 more minutes, and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add remaining oil to pan. Stir in onions and red and green bell peppers. Cook and stir until the onions are softened and slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato-basil sauce; let simmer for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Return the chicken to the pan and cook until chicken is heated through, a few minutes more.
• Serve over hot rice or quinoa. Garnish with chopped cherry tomatoes, green olives, and capers.

VERACRUZ-STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until onions begin to turn translucent, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Cook and stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add capers and caper juice; stir to combine.
• Stir in tomatoes, olives, jalapeno pepper, . Cook and stir until jalapeno pepper softens and tomatoes begin to collapse, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in oregano.
• Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil into a small baking dish. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of the tomato-olive mixture. Top with 1 snapper fillet, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Top with more filling and juice from 1 lime. Repeat with remaining snapper fillet, seasoning, and lime juice in a second baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish is flaky and no longer translucent, 15 to 20 minutes.

PORK CHOPS VERACRUZ

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil. Add pork chops. Brown well on both sides. Drain off excess fat. Sprinkle with flour, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt and garlic. Add onions and wine. Cover. Cook over low heat until chops are tender, about 1 hour. Add 1/2 cup water, or as needed, and spoon sauce over chops several times. Add green pepper 15 minutes before end of cooking time. Cook rice with 2-1/2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and butter or margarine according to package directions. Top pork chops with pimiento and serve with rice.

RICE VERACRUZ

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions, but substitute broth for the water.
• Saute onion, bell pepper, and poblano in oil in a large saute pan over medium high heat.(If you choose you can spray the skillet with non-stick spray and add broth to saute the vegetables.).
• Cook until soft, about 3 minutes, then add garlic and paprika.
• Saute an additional minute & remove from heat.
• Stir in rice and remaining ingredients.
• Enjoy!

RICE VERACRUZ

Steps:

• In a medium nonstick skillet on medium heat, warm the oil.
• Add the corn, jalepino, and cumin; cover and cook on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomato, scallions, cilantro and rice.
• Cook on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes until hot.
• Stir occasionally.
• Add a dash or two of water if needed to prevent the rice from sticking.
• Salt to taste and serve.

SPICY BOWN RICE VERACRUZ

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook rice, onion and garlic in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until rice is toasted.2. Stir in remaining ingredients, Cover and cook over medium-low heat 5 minutes or until rice is tender.1 Serving: Calories 350 (Calories from Fat 45) Fat 5g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 960mg Carbohydrate 74g (Dietary Fiber 8g) Protein 10g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 26% Vitamin C 34% Calcium 10% Iron 16% Diet Exchanges: 4 Starch, 2 VegetableFrom "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.